In various supervision and spot checks, the unqualified rate of towel products is relatively high, mainly related to pH value, color fastness, hair removal rate and water absorption rate.
Because some production enterprises use cheap raw materials and dyeing and finishing auxiliaries in order to reduce costs, coupled with improper control of the production process, which directly affects the quality of finished products.
What are the assessment parameters of high-quality towels?
01 water absorption
Water absorption is an important index for assessing the performance of towel products. The sedimentation method stipulated in the national standard can make an intuitive and accurate judgment on the water absorption of towels. Poor quality towels may have water droplets and no seepage. This may be related to the use of low-quality fibers during product processing, or the addition of too much softener to ensure the softness of the towel.
02 fiber fall off rate
fiber fall off rate is also one of the important quality indicators of towels. Towel shedding is one of the most troublesome problems for consumers, because the fibers left on the face can easily enter the nasal cavity with breathing after drying, thereby irritating the nasal mucosa and causing physical discomfort. If cotton fiber raw materials with poor quality are used for spinning, the surface of the finished yarn will have more hairiness, fibers and other substances, and the hairiness will easily fall off during use, resulting in a higher hair removal rate.
03 PH value
If the PH value is too high or too low, it will destroy the balance of the pH of the human skin, causing skin allergies or infections. National standards stipulate that the pH range of daily towels is 4.0 to 8.5. Human skin is weakly acidic. In order to prevent the invasion of viruses, the pH value of textiles between slightly acidic and neutral is conducive to protecting the health of human skin. Too high or too low will destroy the balance of human skin surface, easily lead to diseases such as allergic dermatitis.
04 Color fastness
High-quality towels are dyed with reactive dyes. When dyeing dark-colored towels, a large amount of hydrolyzed dyes are adsorbed on the fibers, which is difficult to wash. Therefore, there will be discoloration in the first wash. If the towel still loses color after multiple washes, the dye may be the cause.
05 fiber content
Fiber composition is an important quality indicator for textiles. Products made of low-quality yarn or scraps will not only seriously affect the user experience of towel products, but also damage human health.
06 breaking strength
Breaking strength refers to the maximum force recorded when the sample is broken during the tensile test under specified conditions, which is directly related to the service life of the product. Usually, the breaking strength of hotel towels is higher than the standard of home textiles.
As for home textiles, the quality of towel products must first meet the requirements of the national mandatory standard GB 18401-2010 “National Basic Safety Technical Specifications for Textiles”, including formaldehyde content, pH value, decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes, odor and color fastness wait.
In addition, the quality assessment of towel products is mainly based on the national standard GB/T 22864-2020 “Towel”, which is applicable to all kinds of woven towel products made of textile fibers.
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